Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Costa Rica
14.8 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Uruguay
14.8 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
98th
Uruguay rank
98th

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
05101520200020092019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 14.8 per 100,000 population against 14.8 per 100,000 population in Uruguay, a difference of 0 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 98th of 183 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 16.26 per 100,000 population 14.49 per 100,000 population 1.77 per 100,000 population Costa Rica
2010s 14.7 per 100,000 population 15.72 per 100,000 population 1.02 per 100,000 population Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 14.8 per 100,000 population against 14.8 per 100,000 population in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0 per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 98th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.